Afghan Roadside Bomb Kills 18 Wedding Guests

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A massive roadside bomb has killed at least 18 people on their way to a wedding  and at least 15 others  wounded in northern Afghanistan.

A minibus was carrying men, women and children to the wedding in the Dawlatabad district of Balkh province when it was struck by the bomb.

It is not clear whether they were the intended target.

No-one has admitted carrying out the attack, which happened at 06:00 local time.

"All the victims were civilians and mostly they were women and children," provincial police spokesman Shir Jan Durrani told the AFP news agency.

Officials warned that the number of dead could increase.

Source:BBC